Antimicrobial use in hospitalized patients: a point prevalence survey across four tertiary hospitals in Niger.

Background: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global threat to public health. Misuse or overuse of antimicrobials contributes to the emergence of AMR. Data on antimicrobial prescribing represent the cornerstone for guiding antimicrobial stewardship strategies.

Work environment and hypertension in industrial settings in Benin in 2019: a cross-sectional study.

Objective: To determine the association between occupational factors, particularly psychosocial factors, and hypertension.

Design: Descriptive and analytical cross-sectional study using logistic multivariate regression.

Setting: Fifteen cotton ginning plants in Benin.

Occupational stress in industry setting in Benin 2019: A cross-sectional study.

Background: Occupational stress is a psychosocial risk in the workplace. Working conditions in industrial settings may lead to occupational stress. In Benin, however, there is little epidemiological data on occupational stress in industrial settings.

[Occupational risk factors and perceptions of air pollution by motorcycle taxi drivers in Cotonou, Benin].

Introduction: Motorcycle taxis occupy a major place in urban transport. Motorcycle taxi drivers are exposed to occupational risk factors (ORF) including air pollution. The objective of this study was to evaluate these ORF among motorcycle taxi drivers and their perceptions of air pollution.

Risk Factors of Pesticide Poisoning and Pesticide Users' Cholinesterase Levels in Cotton Production Areas: Glazoué and Savè Townships, in Central Republic of Benin.

Objective: To assess the degree of poisoning in farmers using the erythrocyte acetylcholinesterase (AChE) test before and after the exposure to pesticides in townships in central Benin (Glazoué and Savè) and to identify the associated risk factors.

Methods: Using a cross-sectional study design, we recruited 264 farm pesticide sprayers, who have been working for at least 5 years. They completed a questionnaire and underwent the AChE test using the Test-mate Model 400 device (EQM Research Inc.

Exhaled carbon monoxide: a non-invasive biomarker of short-term exposure to outdoor air pollution.

Background: In urban settings of Africa with rapidly increasing population, traffic-related air pollution is a major contributor to outdoor air pollution (OAP). Although OAP has been identified as a leading cause of global morbidity and mortality, there is however, lack of a simple biomarker to assess levels of exposure to OAP in resource-poor settings. This study evaluated the role of exhaled carbon monoxide (exhCO) as a potential biomarker of exposure to ambient carbon monoxide (ambCO) from OAP.